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This woman just came for Kanye! Get The Latest Music and Entertainment News On Your Phone A video of a woman said to be “Kanye West‘s ex-girlfriend” has surfaced and gone viral. The woman goes HAM on Kanye at a poetry slam. Watch the full video for yourself below! (WARNING: explicit language) The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews:

Houston’s own Taju Alim blew me away. This is a topic that my friends and I talk about often; how life is too short. Don’t wait til it’s too late to share your feelings with the people you love the most. You never know whether your next breath will be your last breath. Watch “A […]

I love Jazmine Sullivan, but I wasn’t that big of a fan of her most recent album “Reality Show.” Okay… lemme be straight up… “not being a fan” of it is an understatement. I hated it! I only liked one song on there; “Brand New.” One of my listeners called to request J’s single “Let […]

Round Of Applause  Finger Snaps to Taju Shoaga for being a young man of color speaking up about what’s going on in the world today. There aren’t enough of us using our voices in hopes of creating a better place to live in. This couldn’t have come at a better time, because I’m headed to […]

Joe P. is not just an amazing actor; he’s a dope poet as well. He’s become a household name in the city of Houston and is also gaining some steam on a national level! It’s dope whenever I see other young people using their platform to promote a product that has substance. Check out Joe’s newest […]

The fourth season of TV One’s “Verses And Flow” premieres tonight (August 16) and the program is sure to leave you snapping from your living room!  Presented by Lexus…

TV One’s  show, “Verses and  Flow,” which is engineered by Lexus, brings poetry to life, offering viewers a rare chance to see spoken word performances…

Lexus and TV One announced today the show stopping return of the NAACP Image Award-nominated variety show “Verses and Flow,” premiering on Saturday, August 16, at…

While watching the Arsenio Show one evening I saw a poet by the name of Prentice Powell. He performed a piece entitled “The System”. I must say this man is very expressive and articulate. He makes some thought- provoking points in his piece. Watch and enjoy below!

This young lady is dope.  If you judge this book by it’s cover, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Aesthetically, she appears to be the quiet friend of a friend that catches every eye in the room, but when she spits, she entrances her audience. Her words fly in like a superhero at world’s end. That […]

I’ve known Ajali for some time, although I feel like we’ve just met. I’ve only seen her “Clark Kent” persona and foolishly thought she was who she appeared to be at work. Upon hearing her spit for the first time, I realized that Ajali the poet was her true persona. Ajali is a poet, more […]

During a stop on the “Life Is Good” tour with Nas,  Lauryn Hill previewed a new song called “Black Rage.”  It’s unclear whether this is…